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Venue	The Independent Theatre (2013- )
Other Names	The Independent North Sydney Wenona School
Address	269 Miller Street North Sydney NSW Australia
First Date	2013
Notes	Theatre bought by Wenona Girls' School in 2013. In recent years, most of the performances in the space have been short runs and one-off performances by music groups and the occasional small opera, with hire rates too high for most independent theatre companies.
Related Venues	Also known as 269 Playhouse (1977-1980) Also known as SBW Independent Theatre (1993-2004) Also known as The Independent Theatre (2004-2013) Is on the site of Ensemble Studios Repertory Theatre (1980-1990) Is on the site of Independent Theatre (1939-1977)
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Latitude \| Longitude	-33.833304 \| 151.208393
Events	Date Contributor Organisation
	Mayhem and Madness, 16 May 2025 The Lies We Tell, 30 August 2024 It Shoulda Been You, 31 March 2017 Mansfield Park, 20 April 2016 Gentleman's Island / The Telephone, 23 January 2016 Cosi Fan Tutte, 2 July 2015
	Operantics Mansfield Park, 20 April 2016 Gentleman's Island / The Telephone, 23 January 2016 Cosi Fan Tutte, 2 July 2015 Bittersweet Productions Mayhem and Madness, 16 May 2025 The Lies We Tell, 30 August 2024 Chatswood Musical Society Inc It Shoulda Been You, 31 March 2017 Creative Australia Mayhem and Madness, 16 May 2025
	Tristan Entwhistle - Actor, Artistic Supervisor, Musical Director, Stage Director Mansfield Park, 20 April 2016 Gentleman's Island / The Telephone, 23 January 2016 Cosi Fan Tutte, 2 July 2015 Nathaniel Kong - Musician: Pianist Mansfield Park, 20 April 2016 Gentleman's Island / The Telephone, 23 January 2016 Cosi Fan Tutte, 2 July 2015 Samanta Lestavel - Actor, Dialect Coach Mansfield Park, 20 April 2016 Gentleman's Island / The Telephone, 23 January 2016 Cosi Fan Tutte, 2 July 2015 Katie Miller-Crispe - Actor, Artistic Director, Producer, Production Manager Mansfield Park, 20 April 2016 Gentleman's Island / The Telephone, 23 January 2016 Cosi Fan Tutte, 2 July 2015 Ian Warwick - Actor, Costume Designer, Set Designer Mansfield Park, 20 April 2016 Gentleman's Island / The Telephone, 23 January 2016 Cosi Fan Tutte, 2 July 2015 Alice Gerstenberg - Playwright Mayhem and Madness, 16 May 2025 The Lies We Tell, 30 August 2024 Antony Gleeson - Production Assistant Mayhem and Madness, 16 May 2025 The Lies We Tell, 30 August 2024 John Grinston - Director Mayhem and Madness, 16 May 2025 The Lies We Tell, 30 August 2024 Jane Hobson - Communications Officer/Specialist, Publicist Mayhem and Madness, 16 May 2025 The Lies We Tell, 30 August 2024 Gar Jones - Producer Mayhem and Madness, 16 May 2025 The Lies We Tell, 30 August 2024 Yvette Simpson - Production Manager Mayhem and Madness, 16 May 2025 The Lies We Tell, 30 August 2024 Barbara Anselmi - Composer It Shoulda Been You, 31 March 2017 Jane Austen - Author Mansfield Park, 20 April 2016 Alan Ayckbourn - Playwright Mayhem and Madness, 16 May 2025 Andrew Badger - Actor The Lies We Tell, 30 August 2024 Amy Balales - Actor Mansfield Park, 20 April 2016 Hayden Barrington - Actor Gentleman's Island / The Telephone, 23 January 2016 Andrea Blight - Actor The Lies We Tell, 30 August 2024 Kieren Brandt-Sawdy - Conductor, Musical Director Mansfield Park, 20 April 2016 Bertolt Brecht - Playwright Mayhem and Madness, 16 May 2025 Olivia Brown - Actor The Lies We Tell, 30 August 2024 Sarah Carradine - Director Mayhem and Madness, 16 May 2025 Theodore Carroll - Lighting Designer The Lies We Tell, 30 August 2024 Jermaine Chau - Actor Mansfield Park, 20 April 2016 Geena Cheung - Musician: Pianist Mansfield Park, 20 April 2016 Chantel Ciano - Assistant Backstage Manager, Understudy Mayhem and Madness, 16 May 2025 Phillipa Coleman - Actor Mayhem and Madness, 16 May 2025 James Collins - Actor Mayhem and Madness, 16 May 2025 Harley Connor - Actor The Lies We Tell, 30 August 2024 Richard Cotter - Actor Mayhem and Madness, 16 May 2025 Spencer Darby - Actor Mansfield Park, 20 April 2016 Tonia Davis - Actor Mayhem and Madness, 16 May 2025 Micah Doughty - Actor Mayhem and Madness, 16 May 2025 Jonathan Dove - Composer Mansfield Park, 20 April 2016 Grace Easterby - Actor Mayhem and Madness, 16 May 2025 Charlotte Edwards - Actor Mayhem and Madness, 16 May 2025 Nathan Farrow - Actor Mayhem and Madness, 16 May 2025 Christine Firkin - Director Mayhem and Madness, 16 May 2025 Daniel Folesi - Actor Mansfield Park, 20 April 2016 Jeannie Gee - Actor Mayhem and Madness, 16 May 2025 Marnie Gibson - Actor Mayhem and Madness, 16 May 2025 Joelene Griffiths - Actor Cosi Fan Tutte, 2 July 2015 Liz Grindley - Actor The Lies We Tell, 30 August 2024 Brian Hargrove - Book and Lyrics Librettist It Shoulda Been You, 31 March 2017 Jessica Harper - Actor Mansfield Park, 20 April 2016 Sonya Holowell - Actor Mansfield Park, 20 April 2016 Joseph Horovitz - Composer Gentleman's Island / The Telephone, 23 January 2016 Elaine Hudson - Actor The Lies We Tell, 30 August 2024 David McLaughlin - Actor Mayhem and Madness, 16 May 2025 Gian Carlo Menotti - Composer Gentleman's Island / The Telephone, 23 January 2016 Peter Miler - Sound Composer Mayhem and Madness, 16 May 2025 Ferenc Molnar - Playwright The Lies We Tell, 30 August 2024 Michela Noonan - Actor The Lies We Tell, 30 August 2024 Damien Noyce - Actor Mayhem and Madness, 16 May 2025 Ryan Patric O'Donnell - Actor Gentleman's Island / The Telephone, 23 January 2016 Sharron Olivier - Actor The Lies We Tell, 30 August 2024 Victoria Parsons - Costume Designer Mansfield Park, 20 April 2016 Benjamin Purser - Dialect Coach The Lies We Tell, 30 August 2024 Joseph Restubog - Director Mansfield Park, 20 April 2016 George Bernard Shaw - Playwright The Lies We Tell, 30 August 2024 Dave Smith - Actor Cosi Fan Tutte, 2 July 2015 Kyle Stephens - Actor Cosi Fan Tutte, 2 July 2015 Emily Stuart-Jones - Set Designer Mansfield Park, 20 April 2016 Brent Thorpe - Actor Mayhem and Madness, 16 May 2025 Victoria Watson - Director Cosi Fan Tutte, 2 July 2015 Patricia Youlden - Actor The Lies We Tell, 30 August 2024
Resources	Book: Doris Fitton, Not without dust and heat: my life in the theatre, Harper & Row, Sydney, 1981 Pamphlet: Carolyn Lowry, The SBW Independent Theatre, Its Ages and Stages. A Brief History, SBW Friends Friends of the Independent Theatre., North Sydney, 2001 Report: Steven Hopley, Sydney Theatre Report 2015, Steven Hopley, Sydney NSW, January 2016 Websites / Online media: Ailsa McPherson, Independent Theatre, Dictionary of Sydney
Data Set	AusStage
Venue Identifier	11692

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